Tram services on New Year’s Eve

Tram Service Changes

Swanston Street Trams

From 4:30pm to 4am the following service changes apply:

  • Route 1 runs in twosections between:
    • East Coburg and Stop 8 Melbourne Central Station
    • South Melbourne Beach and Stop 1 Flinders Street/ Queensbridge St diverting via Kings Way
  • Route 3 runs a shortened service between East Malvern and Stop 30 St Kilda Junction.
  • Route 5 runs a shortened service between Malvern and Stop 20 Anzac Station.
  • Route 6 runs in two sections between:
    • Moreland and Stop 8 Melbourne Central Station
    • Glen Iris and Stop 20 AnzacStation
  • Route 16 runs a shortened service between Kew and Stop 30 St Kilda Junction.
  • Route 64 runs a shortened service between East Brighton and Stop 38 Orrong Road.
  • Route 67 runs a shortened service between Carnegie and Stop 30 St Kilda Junction.
  • Route 72 runs a shortened service between Camberwell and Stop 20 Anzac Station.

From 4.30pm to 4am the following frequencies apply to Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 67, 72:

    • 4.30pm to 10pm – 10-minute frequency
    • 10pm to 1.15am – 8-minute frequency
    • 1.15am to 2am - 15-minute frequency
    • 2am to 4am – 30-minute frequency

From 4.30pm to 4am the following frequencies apply for Route 64:

    • 4.30pm to 10pm – 20-minute frequency
    • 10pm to 1.15am - 15-minute frequency
    • 1.15am to 4am - 30-minute frequency

William Street Trams

From 4.30pm to 4am, Route 58  runs to its full normal route, to the following frequencies:

    • 4.30pm to 10pm – 10-minute frequency
    • 10pm to 12.15am – 8 -minute frequency
    • 12.15am to 1.15am - 5-minute frequency
    • 11.5am to 2am – 15-minute frequency
    • 2am to first tram – 30-minute frequency

Elizabeth Street Trams

From 4.30pm to 4am the following service changes apply:

  • Routes 19, 57, and 59  runs a shortened servicewith no trams between Stop 5 Melbourne Central Station (and Flinders St Station

From 4.30pm to 4am the following frequencies apply to Routes 19, 57 and 59:

    • 4.30pm to 9.15pm – 10-minute frequency
    • 9.15pm to 12.15am – 8 -minute frequency
    • 12.15am to 1.15am - 6-minute frequency
    • 1.15am to 2am – 15-minute frequency
    • 2am to 4am – 30-minute frequency

Collins Street Trams

From 4.30pm to 4am the following service changes apply:

  • Route 11 runsa shortened service between West Preston and Stop 7 101 Collins Street.
  • Route 48 l runsa shortened servicebetween North Balwyn and Stop 7 101 Collins Street.
  • Route 12 and 109 divert via La Trobe Street between Stop 12 St Vincent’s Plazaand Stop 124 Batman Park

From 4.30pm to 4am the following frequencies will apply:

    • 4.30pm to 9.15pm – 10-minute frequency
    • 9.15pm to 12.15am – 8 -minute frequency
    • 12.15am to 1.15am - 5-minute frequency
    • 1.15am to 2am – 15-minute frequency
    • 2am to 4am – 30-minute frequency

Docklands Trams – Harbour Esplanade

From 4pm to 4am no trams run along Harbour Esplanade, due to road closures

Flinders Street Trams

  • Routes 70  runs a shortened service between Wattle Park and Stop 6 Russell St / Flinders Street.
  • Route 75 runs a shortened service between Vermont South and Stop 6 Russell St/ Flinders Street.

From 4pm to 4am the following frequencies apply:

    • 4pm to 10pm – 10-minute frequency
    • 10pm to 12.15am – 7-minute frequency
    • 12.15am to 1.15am - 5-minute frequency
    • 1.15am to 2am – 15-minute frequency
    • 2am to 4am – 30-minute frequency

Bourke Street Trams

  • Route 86  runs a shortened service between Bundoora RMITand Stop 119 Spencer St / La Trobe Street.
  • Route 96  runs to its normal timetable until 5.30pm, from which the below frequencies apply.

4pm to 4am the following frequencies apply:

    • 4pm to 9.15pm – 10-minute frequency
    • 9.15pm to 12.15am – 8-minute frequency
    • 12.15am to 1.15am - 6-minute frequency
    • 1.15am to 2am – 15-minute frequency
    • 2am to 4am – 30-minute frequency

La Trobe Street Trams

  • Route 30 runs a 20-minute frequency between Stop 1 Spencer Street and St Vincent Plaza from 4pm until lasttram.
  • City Circle (Route 35) will not run all day.

Suburban Tram Services

  • Route 78 runs to a Saturday timetable, to the following frequencies:
    • 4pm to 8pm – 15-minute frequency
    • 8pm to 1.30am - 20-minute frequency
  • Route 82  runs to a Saturday timetable, until 1.30am.

Trams run to a holiday Saturday timetable on Tuesday 31 December 2024 and Wednesday 1 January 2025.

From 4pm on New Year's Eve until 4am on New Year’s Day, extra tram services, service changes and altered frequencies will apply on Routes 1, 3, , 5, 6, 16, 19, 30, 35, 48, 57, 58, 59, 64, 67, 70, 72, 75, 78, 86, 96 and 109.

From 4am to the first service on New Year’s Day, trams run to a 30-minute frequency except on Routes 30, 35, 78 and 82. 

Extra tram services

Between 4pm and 4am shuttle services runalong the following corridors.

  • St Kilda Road between Windsor and Stop 20 Anzac Station will runto the following frequencies:
    • 5pm to 6.30pm – 10-minute frequency
    • 6.30pm to 1am – 5-minute frequency
    • 1am to 3am - 15-minute frequency

  • Melbourne University between Melbourne University (Stop 1 Melbourne University/Swanston Street) and State Library (Stop 8 Melbourne Central Station/Swanston Street) will runa 10-minute frequency, from 5pm to 3am.

  • Collins Street between Elizabeth Street (Stop 5 Elizabeth St / Collins Street) and Victoria Harbour (Stop D18 Victoria Harbour) will runan 8-minute frequency, from 5pm to 4am.

  • Flinders Street between Elizabeth Street (Stop 4 Flinders Street Station/Elizabeth Street) and Flinders Street West (Stop D6 Flinders St West) will runa 15-minute frequency, from 4pm to 4am.

  • Footscray Park between Footscray Station (Stop 64 Footscray Station/Leeds Street) and West Road (Stop 48 West Rd/Raleigh Road) will operate a 20-minute frequency, from 9pm to 10.30pm.

New Year’s Eve will be busy. Plan ahead using the PTV Journey planner. You can also download the free and fully accessible PTV mobile app for Android and iOS and access public transport information on the go.